Minimum Wage News

on August 19, 2019 at 3:05 pm

No, Wages Are Not Rising Because of Minimum Wage Laws | Adam Michel  Foundation for Economic EducationAverage wage growth has been above 3% for the last 11 straight months. Meanwhile, the lowest 10th percentile of wage earners (people making about $12 an ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 3:01 pm

Appeals Court Expands Scope of Class-Action MiLB Player Wage Lawsuit  Ballpark DigestAn appeals court ruled that players in Arizona and Florida could join a class-action lawsuit over MiLB player wages, expanding the scope of the proceedings. […]

on August 19, 2019 at 3:00 pm

Don't be fooled by study on minimum wage and restaurants  Crain's New York BusinessTo the editor: In “Bogus claims about minimum wage and restaurants,” Greg David highlights the conclusion he wants to hear about New York's minimum wage ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 2:40 pm

Balancing pros and cons required before allowing minimum wage to disabled workers - CE candidate  Macau BusinessThe only candidate for Chief Executive (CE), Ho Iat Seng, said today that he would have to consider and balance the 'pros and cons' of including disabilities in ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 2:12 pm

Immigrant workers at New Jersey carwash sue over underpaid wages  Carwash OnlineELIZABETH, N.J. — Immigrant workers from Caribbean Car Wash will sue their employer, claiming they have been underpaid for years. […]

on August 19, 2019 at 1:45 pm

Unfair big government contracts hurt Illinois' economy, cut job creation  Illinois PolicyWithout reforms that level the playing field between the public and private sectors, the cost of Illinois' public sector workers will continue to damage the state's ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 1:24 pm

Jasco Increases Minimum Hourly Wage to $15 Per Hour  GlobeNewswireOklahoma City-based company's competitive starting pay more than double current federal and state minimum wage of $7.25. […]

on August 19, 2019 at 12:56 pm

Punching In: The Latest on LGBT Bias, Apprenticeships, and Tips  Bloomberg LawMonday morning musings for workplace watchers. Behind the Scenes at the EEOC| Who's Hand is that in the ETA Cookie Jar? |This Judge is 100% Against 80/ ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 12:00 pm

Proposed federal rule would end food assistance for 90,000 in Colorado  The Denver PostMost estimates put the minimum needed to live comfortably in Denver at about $29 an hour, but some families earning less than half of that could be considered ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 11:53 am

Minimum wage not on agenda - it is now  Bahamas TribuneTrade union leaders want a minimum wage increase to between $250-$300 per week, and are pushing for the issue to be formally discussed by the National ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 11:53 am

Buttigieg rallies support in Pee Dee, hopes to bring change to ‘divided country’  WMBFA crowd of around 300 voters piled into a sweltering Hartsville-area fellowship hall Sunday to hear from the latest Democratic nominee hopeful to visit the Pee ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 11:27 am

Now hiring: Amazon looking to fill 2,000 full-time jobs with benefits in Euclid  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandEUCLID, Ohio - Amazon is hiring for more than 2000 full-time positions for a fulfillment center in Euclid. The jobs are for people 18 and up and with a high school ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 11:08 am

West Memphis Matchbox American Kitchen and Big Buns Best Damn Burger to build.  Memphis Business JournalThe restaurants, both founded in the D.C. area, will employ 60 and encompass an investment of about $3.5 million. […]

on August 19, 2019 at 9:04 am

Cherokee Nation increases minimum wage to $11 an hour  Employee BenefitsCherokee Nation, sovereign government of the tribal Cherokee people, has increased the minimum wage for tribe employees from $9.50 an hour to $11 an ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 9:01 am

State of the Unions  The New YorkerDo you have rights at work? Franklin Delano Roosevelt thought you did. In 1936, while trying to haul America's economy out of the bog that the free market had ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 4:01 am

Economists Say Canceling Student Debt Would Hit Economy: Survey  BloombergCanceling Americans' student debt, as prescribed by Elizabeth Warren and other Democratic presidential candidates, would have an adverse effect on the U.S. ... […]

on August 19, 2019 at 2:24 am

Connecticut To Raise Minimum Wage To $15 Per Hour And To Offer Generous PFML - Employment and HR - United States  Mondaq News AlertsThe Connecticut Legislature has been busy! On May 28, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed a minimum wage measure that would raise the Connecticut ... […]

on August 18, 2019 at 6:05 pm

Unions prepare to negotiate minimum wage  Khmer TimesAn officials-Unions meeting to discuss minimum wage in the garment sector for 2020. […]

on August 18, 2019 at 3:32 pm

Spiritual leaders to keep pushing for $15 minimum wage  vtdigger.orgFormer Bennington state Rep. Kiah Morris speaks at the Vermont Interfaith Action annual statewide convention in Randolph. Photo by Kevin O'Connor/VTDigger. […]

on August 18, 2019 at 2:04 pm

This Week in Japan  IZANAUJR is planning to launch a ferry *service* between central Tokyo and Haneda Airport that could begin as early as next year. The ferry *service* coupled with the ... […]

on August 18, 2019 at 2:01 pm

Yes, We Can Have a $20 Minimum Wage — And More  Jacobin magazineConservatives ridiculed Rashida Tlaib for suggesting that we can have a $20 minimum wage. In fact, a $20 minimum wage is viable, as is an economy where ... […]

on August 18, 2019 at 8:00 am

Letter to the editor: Minimum wage not only tool to improve job quality  Crain's Cleveland BusinessA reader responds to a July 29 article in which a Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland researcher called minimum wage 'a very blunt tool to improve the condition ... […]

on August 18, 2019 at 2:35 am

Judge: Minor league players can sue for minimum wage during spring training  KdminerA federal appeals court has ruled that players on minor league teams can sue to be paid the federal minimum wage while in spring training in Arizona. (Adobe ... […]

on August 18, 2019 at 1:31 am

Letter: In the minimum wage debate, beware of lobbyists  Peoria Journal StarIt is no surprise that Samantha Summers insists a $15 minimum wage hike is detrimental to the workers. The Employment Policies Institute is a very conservative ... […]

on August 17, 2019 at 2:14 am

Minor League Ball Players Get Go-Ahead to Sue for Minimum Wage  BloombergMinor league baseball players in the U.S. -- who sometimes make less than $7500 a year -- can sue Major League Baseball in their quest for minimum wage ... […]